THUR, OCT 12 2023-theGBJournal|The Nigerian equities market ended trading session Thursday mixed, albeit with a bullish tilt as the NGX benchmark index closed 0.05% higher to settle at 67,133.19 points.
Gains in ZENITHBANK (+1.27%), ACCESSCORP (+0.32%) and FBNH (+0.62%) kept the market in the green. This puts the market is on track for a week of gain. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 30.99%, while the market capitalization rose by ₦18.43bn to close at ₦36.88trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 1.99%. A total of 309.32m shares valued at ₦4.55bn were exchanged in 5,588 deals. FIDELITYBK (+0.61%) led volume chart with 61.78m units traded while ACCESSCORP (+0.32%) led the value charts in deals worth ₦860.09m.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.89-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. COURTVILLE (+8.77%) led sixteen others on the leader’s log while CORNERST (-6.06%) topped eight others on the laggard’s table.
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